Palmer Holbrook wedding in Oberlin ceremony
Lois Maria Palmer and Laird Melbrook wed in a nine o clock ceremony at Casement Assembly Hall on the lake shore. Rev H C Dawe officiated. The bride, daughter of Mrs Gladys Palmer and Paul Palmer, wore navy with white accessories. The reception followed at 44 Orchard Street Oberlin with 114 guests. Holbrook works at Bender Body Co. A prior shower honored the bride. The couple will reside in Oberlin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Casement
Lake Ahorn
Lois Maria Palmer
Laird Melbrook
H C. Dawe
Lutheran Church of
Oberlin
Gladys Palmer
Paul Palmer
Holbrook
Connecticut
Thelma Jeanne Gegenheimer
Elyria
Robert Seybert
Local Licenses and Social News From Elyria Area
Licenses granted for Garr Burt and Jean Boggs in Elyria area lists ages and occupations. Other entries name Arthur Gutter and Irene Landesman, Dale Sawyer and Florence Smith, George Burns and Mildred Gariss, plus Richard Englehardt and Patsy Hitchcock with several mispellings. Social diary notes a surprise shower for Dorothy Forney with friends from several cities and a separate birthday gathering at L D Hamlin home with Ruth Ehrke and Lynne Hamlin. Elyria Woman's Club Civics group plans a tureen luncheon at Mrs Cobb’s Stop 5 Yellow Line with noon service and cards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garr J. Burt
Chicago
Jean B. Boggs
Woodland Avenue
Elyria
Arthur J. Gutter
Irene Landesman
Lorain
Dale J. Sawyer
Florence Smith
Prospect Street
George Burns
Newburgh
N. J
Mildred Gariss
East Broad Street
Richard A. Englehardt
Baltimore
Ellen Hitchcock
Spain
Keatacke Kinieciak
Elyria Woman's Club
R. W. Cobb
Community club meetings fill church halls and homes
Local groups meet across Elyria and Lorain including United Presbyterian church at 7 30 Reverend Frank Collitt speaks Friends invited. Various clubs such as British Empire Club Rainbow Majority League Veterans of Foreign Wars Embers meet. dozens of meetings announced with hosts and venues. A late August note details a wiener roast and future September planning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Men's Mission League
United Presbyterian Church
Frank Collitt
British Empire Club Committee
Rainbow Majority League
Veterans of Foreign Wars and Auxiliary
Townsend Club No. 1
Daughters of America
Canton Lorain
L O. O. F. Hall
Pythian Sisters
Ida Devinney
Lake Eve
Legion Auxiliary
Gaiety Club
Avon
Janet Stagg
Eagles
Ri-Quettes
Margaret Orosz
West River St
Elia Fischer
Ridgeville
Bunco Club
Charles Foreman
Lake Ave
Young Women’s League
Sigloe
Betty Ryan
Mary A. Chandler
Daughters of Union Veterans
Vermilion-on-Lake
Susanna Wesley
Methodist Church
Margaret Hollis
Riverdale Ct
Elyria Council
Wursthall
Elyria Lodge
Townsend Club
Woodman Hall
Elks Lodge
Olive Green and Ben Mitchell Wed in St Andrew's Church
R Edwin B Redhead officiated as Olive Green daughter of Mr and Mrs William Wood of 45 Samuel street wed Ben Mitchell son of Mr and Mrs H A Mitchell of Detroit road Avon. The ceremony took place Saturday afternoon at two o'clock in St Andrew's Episcopal church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olive Green
Ben Mitchell
St. Andrew's Church
R. Edwin B. Redhead
William Wood
Samuel Street
H. A. Mitchell
Detroit Road
Avon
St. Andrew's Episcopal Church
Reception Planned for Dr and Mrs Evans at Church
A reception for Dr. and Mrs. E H Evans and family of Park avenue will be held Wednesday at 7 30 p m in First Congregational church parlors. They leave for India in September. Evans will discuss his field in India and show pictures. A short musical program and tea will follow. The Bruce Fell family held its twenty first annual reunion yesterday in Winner Park Wake man with fifty five relatives attending from Mullersburg Nor walk Amherst Elyria Lorain Wakeman and Florida. Special prizes went to Beatrice Fell Evelyn Bruce Bobby Abderholden and Ed Fell. A ball game winner was the married men. A committee for next year included Ed Fell James Bruce Beatrice Fell Art Bruce Mrs John Haldeman Mrs Madelyn Bruce Royal Bruce and Bobby Aberholden.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Congregational Church
E. H. Evans
Park Avenue
Bruce-Fell
Winner Park
Wakeman
Mullersburg
Norwalk
Amherst
Elyria
Lorain
Florida
Beatrice Fell
Evelyn Bruce
Bobby Abderholden
Ed Fell
James Bruce
Art Bruce
John Haldeman
Madelyn Bruce
Royal Bruce
Bobby Aberholden
Millersburg
North East Booster Club
Lake Shore Park
Ashtabula
Charles Duncan
Saran Runkles
Columbus
Youngstown
George P. Colburn
D. C.kothe
Wedding Bells and Family News in Avon and Valley City
White flowers adorned the altar for a double ring wedding with Calvin Anderson at the church organ. The bride wore a white lace princess gown with a fingertip veil, carrying white rosebuds, as Marion Bridgett served as maid of honor and George Mitchell as best man. After a reception for about seventy five, the couple plans to reside on Long Road in Avon, with the bride a General Industries employee and Avon High School graduate. the groom is a Avon High School graduate working with his father. Also noted are hospital admissions across several local addresses including Noerr, Otterbacher, Foor, Stoll, Gutensohn, Noel, Gelman, and others. discharges list Betty Bronson, Olga Paller, and multiple families with newborns and veterans. A fourth annual Dumas family reunion drew attendees from Detroit, LaSalle, Toledo, Strangsville, and Cleveland at Cascade Park, with officers re-elected and games and ice cream enhancing the day. Elena Claire Peck celebrated her fourth birthday at 136 Clinton Avenue with friends and a fish pond prize activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Gill
George Gill
Robert L. Kaiser
L. P. Kaiser
Lodi Street
William Muir Auld
First Con‘egational Church
Gill
Columbus Street
Arthur Giles
Lohengrin
Jane Gill
John Edwards
Cecil Garrett
Richard Bard
Elyria
Kaiser
Eastman School of Music
Oberlin Conservatory of Music
Cazenovia Seminary
Oberlin
Mu Phi Epsilon
Miami University
Cleveland Law School
Phi Delta Theta
Phi Beta Kappa National
National Renning Co
Cleveland
Richard Noerr
R. D
Rupert Otterbacher
Valley City
Guy Noerr
Marilyn Foor
South Amherst
Elmer Stoll
Grafton
John Gutensohn
East Avenue
Rosemary’ Noel
Tannery Street
Marlene Gelman
Avon
Roy Hier
Justin Martin
East River Street
Carl Hershey
John Townsend
George Moran
Oberlin Road
Ray Stoskopf
John Mitchell
Mechanic Street
Helen Kucharek
West Eighth Street
Thomas Farmer
Lake Avenue
Donald Wottring
North Olmsted
Betty Bronson
Princeton Avenue
Olga Paller
Wakeman
Rosemary
James
Geraldine O'Connor
East Thirteenth Street
Marilyn Foot
Earl Pietch
Robert Trescott
Sixteenth Street
E. K. Mason
Andrew Sonkoly
Gates Avenue
Stephen and
Lester Gorbash
Jean Martin
East Fourth Street
Ronald Heilman
Wanda Bielke
Louisiana Avenue
George Taylor
Calvin Anderson
Marion Bridgett
George Mitchell
Mrs. Mitchell
Long Road
Mitchell
Elyria High School
St. Andrew's Church
General Industries Company
Avon High School
Dumas
Cascade Park
Detroit
LaSalle
Michigan
Toledo
Strangsville
Robert Dumas
Ed Mynders
Glen Dumas
C. G. Dumas
Crystal Beach Park
Elena Claire Peck
Elon Peck
Clinton Avenue
Pam Nelles
Sherman Mellinger
Carl Jantz, Jr
Janice Buchholz
Charles and Carol Smith
Ruth Peck
Marilyn Hanz
Kenneth and
Joan Harding
Halifax
Nova Scotia
Charles Wiley
Ronnie
Sandusky
Harry Wirth
South West River St
H. W. Doncaster
Ninth Street
Shenandoah Valley
New York
Paddy Ryan
Linda Jean
Harrison Street
Vermilion-on-the-Lake
Francis Parsch
Mary Lou
Jimmie
West Street
Parsch
Bert Hall
Harvard Avenue
Chippewa Lake
Madge Murbach Wells
Ralph Murbach
Northwestern University
Evanston
Caroline Schmauch
Louis
Huron Street
Ryan
Gladys Reublin
Sumner Hartwell
Duck Lake
Albion
A. C. Hudnutt
James Gleason
Third Street
Ruth Ostrow
Eastern Heights Boulevard
University
Edwin Canfield
Pasadena Avenue
Elyria Memorial Hospital
F. J. Galloway
Bailey Court
Glen Martin
Alva Hardy
Margaret Daly
Avon Lake
Lorene Smith
Chicago
Illinois
Fred Meinke
Hamilton Street
Canada
August Schoff
John
Robert
P. A. Peterman
Fourth Street
Leroy Crowell
Bertha Borie
Sandra
Phoenix
Arizona
Borie
West Avenue
Philip McCafferty
Terry
Jack Finnegan
George Pierce
Sixth Street
W Chorpening
R. W. Hancock
American Express Company
Panama Canal Zone
Edward Carey
United Fruit Line
Beverly Peterman
P.A Peterman
Elyria News Roundup of Visits and Births Affecting Local Families
Elyria residents and former Elyrians travel to and from the city over the weekend visiting relatives and friends from Columbus Lakewood and Norwalk. Births and wedding news include a son to Mr and Mrs Dyer Sweet and announcements from Elyria Memorial Hospital and various local homes for the aged and schools. The North East Booster Club gathered at Lake Shore Park Ashtabula with officials from Columbus and local attendees from Elyria.
Girl Scouts Camp Activities and Upcoming Troop Court
Girl Scouts of Cardinal Troop enjoyed camp at Finwood from Thursday to Saturday with several completing badge work begun last year and plans for the annual Troop Court of Awards in October. Leaders present were Mrs. Dewey Hull and Mrs. Edward Fell. Visitors and locals mentioned include families from Cleveland and nearby towns, a national photographers convention speaker, and various visits and travel notes across Elyria and surrounding areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cardinal Troop
Finwood
Dewey Hull
Edward Fell
Four Generations Attend Golden Anniversary Dinner
Four generations gathered at a family dinner honoring Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Lewis at 406 Lodi Street as they celebrate their golden wedding. Attendees included Miss M. Blanche Lewis, Mrs. Nora Lewis Crandall, George Lewis, Harry Schock, Robert Lewis, Linda Mae Lewis, L. E. Crandall, Mrs. George Lewis, Miss Winifred Ehricke, Harold Ryan, and Miss Bernice Ashley. The couple, longtime Elyria residents from Johnstown, Pennsylvania, will hold open house Tuesday from two to four and seven to nine to greet friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. F. Lewis
Lodi Street
M. Blanche Lewis
Nora Lewis Crandall
Hartford
Connecticut
George Lewis
Lorain
Harry Schock
Elyria
Robert Lewis
Wellington
Recent Bride Honored at Beverly Eckler Shower
Mrs. Walter Meyers hosted a miscellaneous shower Friday night for newlywed Mrs. Steve Stanko Beverly Eckler after her July 15 1939 marriage. Prizes went to Mrs. George Hall first and Miss Elizabeth Prunner second. special prize to Miss Maurine Davidson. Luncheon followed with helpers listed and a guest list of many local women.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Meyers
Steve Stanko
Beverly Eckler
Cleveland
George Hall
Elizabeth Prunner
Bertha Goetz
Maurine Davidson
Bert Hall
Grace Eckler
William Mathewson
Harold Hardy
John Prunner
J. Roback
Stanley Volk
Russell Marlowe
Ollie Roige
Joseph Baki
William Rainey
Arlene Rainey
Maurene Davidson
Birthday Party Honors Mildred Mae Jobson in Ridgeville
A gore prize party at Claude Jobson’s Avon Belden Road home in N Ridgeville celebrated Mildred Mae Jobson’s birthday. Guests enjoyed Bingo, Chinese Checkers, and a three course midnight lunch. Prizes went to Frank Sheppard and Lillian Mazur, with music by Regina Kathe and vocal solos by Sheppard, Weisheit, and Fitts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Claude Jobson
Avon Belden Road
N. Ridgeville
Mildred Mae
Mr. Jobson
Frank Sheppard
Lillian Mazur
Lorain
Betty Baird
Regina
Raymond Kathe
Ridgeville
Regina Kathe
Bob
Baby George Carr Crowned Most Perfect Boy at Providence Show
Warwick Rhode Island reports 14 month old George Anthony Carr named most perfect boy at a Providence baby show. He weighs 27 pounds and has 12 teeth. His diet includes pork chops steak spaghetti and mashed potatoes and vegetables. His mother notes he eats almost everything now and enjoys stewed fruit cereal milk for breakfast.
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Warwick
R. I
Providence
George Anthony Carr
George
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Remony
Miss Ruth Gill
Robert Kaiser
Lois Palmer
Laird Holbrook
Joseph E. Smith
Dale Sawyer
George Smith
C. J. Smith
Smith
Mr. Sawyer
E. P. Clement
Clara Mae Clement
Cornell Avenue
Oberlin Inn
Humphrey
Fred Worthington
Joseph Steinmetz
Grafton Road
Edward Humphrey
Fe.e. Humphrey
Butternut Ridge Road
A. R. Crippen
Bronxville
Dorothy Forney
Paul Brunner
West River Road
LaPorte
William Chankley
Frank Yonker
H. H. Gregg
Miss Forney
L. D. Hamlin
Ruth Ehrke
Hamlin
Lynne Hamlin
Jane
E. E Humphrey
L. D Hamlin
Rebekah Lodge
St Paul's Circle No. 2
Otto Mischka
Harrison Jr
Rollin E. Hinkson
Margaret Madagox
Malcolm Ot Dames
Malta
I. O. Q F. Hall
St. Paul's Circle No. 3
J. Potyok
Marie Nemeth
Modern Eight
Don Andress
Keen Butters
Elywoods
St. Mary's Altar Society
Ethel Gibbons
Winckles St. Tucor
Anna Powell
Sons of Union Veterans’ Auxiliary
Pinochlettes
Clara Baker
Bethel Shrine
Lakeview Park
Moose
Pythian
St. Theresa's Society
Trill
St. Paul's Church
J. Vogley
Neuferd
St Paul's Circle No
M. Quade
American Legion Auxiliary
P. H.C. Officers Club
Clifford Read
Eastav
di Ota
Olive
Quincy St
First Methodist Church
Beaver Park
B. H. Long
E.H. Evans
Harvard Scott
Marilyn
Elyrians
Ohio
Justus W. Hartheil
Lakewood
Nellie Haynes
Frank Wilford
Gull Lake
Claude Wigheld
St. Louis
Missouri
Iowa
Duluth
Minnesota
Upper Peninsula
Ste. St Marie
Walter Sandrock
Ashland College
Geraldine Sandrock
James Wilson
Charles Kelsey
Ann Arbor
Alice Everard
Annie Everard
Alice Mann
Edna Albrecht
Maldwin
J. L. Urich
Yvonne
Urich
Harry Metcalf
Mass Ruth Gill
Robert Nusser
Ben Myers
St. Luke’s Hospital
Chalmers Sherwin
Bepy
Mary Margaret
Sherwin
California
Wilby Balliet
Harley Balliet
Sycamore
Ira Balliet
Nevada
Ida Konkle
Mary Frazee
Elyria Home
Jennie Nead
Norma
Leonard Nead
Lake
Percy Nead
Glenn
Abbe Road
First Baptist Church
George Johnson
Johnson
Opal Scott
Westinghouse Co
Mansfield
M. D. Hackett
San Francisco
San Diego
Salt Lake City
Grand Canyon
West
William Auld
James Stewart Auld
Somerville
New Jersey
T. A. Updyke
Fern
Hugh
Bonaire Avenue
Vivian Hackett
Lake Chautauqua
George J. Conrad
Philadelphia
Anna Sweet
Ellenore Conrad
John Linder
Karl P. Meister
Methodist
Bellaire
Dyer Sweet
Fields
Richard Williams
Sweet
North Ridgeville High School
Helen Nimerosky
Ford City
Pennsylvania
Marge Jo Bierek
Margaret Martin
Walnut Street
Vermilion-on-the Lake
J. L. Bridgeland
H. A. Daniels
Fred Lehmann
Gould
Alexandria Bay
Edward Pahl
Oxford Court
Pittsburgh
Lena Bashan
J. F. Houk
High Street
Charleston
West Virginia
Union Mission Orphanage
Louis Beaumont
Hamilton Avenue
William Beaumont
DeKalb, Ilinois
Girl Scouts
Arthur Mitchell
Kenneth Higgie
Joan
Oscar Koenn
Glenwood Street
F.l Powell
Murray Ridge Road
Clayton M. Nitlips
Roger
Catherine Cuykendall
J. C. Weller
Buffalo
National Photographers’ Convention
Weber
Clara Hollis
Bell
Ethel
Mildred Goodside
Jackson
Clear Lake
Indiana
David Finnell
Parkview Court
A. H. Stevenson
John Strohl
Janet
Orval
Bondstreet
Cattaraugus
Ontario
LaFayette Dumas
Leone Friedeman
Strongsville
J. F. Fullas
E. A. Mynders
Louis Bernard
Cash and Carry Service
Cleaners
Phowe
Father Pier
Brookhouser
Elyria Block
Middle Ave
Sprague
East Ave
Ruth's
Cleveland Academy
Academy of C . Wwe
Euclid Ave
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